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LONDON, KY (Sept. 28, 2019) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: The Laurel County Sheriff's office has an informational booth in front of the Laurel County Courthouse at the annual World Chicken Festival in downtown London this weekend September 26 through September 29.

Pictured is Hunter visiting with K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler and his K-9 “Edge” and Jaylynn, Tommy, and Emily
visiting with Deputy Gilbert Acciardo at the Laurel County Sheriff's office informational booth

LONDON, Ky. (Sept. 27, 2019 - A Flat Lick, Kentucky man, Jerry “Rabbit” Cox, 70, admitted to drug trafficking in federal court on Monday.

Laurel County, Ky. (Sept. 26, 2019) -  Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Houston Along with Deputy Josh Morgan, Sgt. John Inman, K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler, and CSO Judy Morgan arrested two individuals early Thursday morning September 26, 2019 at approximately 12:13 AM.

CORBIN, Ky. (Sept. 26, 2019) -- Wednesday, Congressman Hal Rogers announced the West Knox Volunteer Fire Rescue Service has been awarded more than $242,000 to enhance local emergency response through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. 

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

'Now, still unwilling to work with the president and Republicans on a long-term bipartisan solution for border security, Senate Democrats are making us repeat the same show vote again. I urge all my colleagues to once again vote for border security, and vote against the Democrats' resolution later today.'